South Oldham

Behind the backcourt of Cobe Penny and Dylan Pittman that combined to score 36 points, Anderson County defeated South Oldham 65-56 in the Eighth Region semi-final. The Dragons suffered a two-and-a-half minute scoring drought in the final three minutes of the fourth quarter after closing a once 11-point deficit to four.

South Oldham used a fourth quarter surge to advance to the semi-finals of the Eighth Region tournament. The Dragons defeated District 32 winner Walton Verona 76-64 after going on a 12-1 run in the first three minutes of the final period of play.
Devin Young scored a team-high 20 points and Jo Griffin added 16 for the Dragons.

Three weeks after University of Louisville basketball head coach Rick Pitino visited Crestwood to watch the South Oldham - Eminence boys basketball game, South Oldham senior guard Jo Griffin decided to play for the Hall of Fame coach's program. Griffin announced on Saturday morning that he accepted a preferred walk-on spot to play basketball at Louisville.

The Eighth Region Player of the Year showed why he is a candidate for the prestigious Mr. Basketball award on Wednesday night by helping his team seal a spot in the regional tournament. Jo Griffin scored 24 of his game-high 33 points in the second half as South Oldham defeated North Oldham 80-64 in the semi-finals of the District 29 tournament.

South Oldham celebrated the careers of six seniors before its 95-54 win against Eminence on Tuesday night, the Dragons eighth consecutive win. Jo Griffin finished with 32 points, five rebounds, five assists and three steals while Devin Young and Aaron Franklin added 17 and 15 points, respectively.

In its first 13 games, South Oldham had its best start in program history and played to an average margin of victory of 23.7 points. The Dragons’ 13-0 start set up a showdown against Fern Creek in the championship game of the Mitchell Irvin Classic.

Aaron Franklin scored 17 of his 21 points in the first half as South Oldham defeated North Oldham 82-68 on Tuesday night in what is a preview of the semi-final matchup of the District 29 tournament in less than a month.

South Oldham picked up its eighth win in nine games with a 70-39 win over North Oldham on Tuesday night. Lexi Bowlden scored a game-high 16 points and added nine rebounds while Sydney Herold finished with 14 points and 11 rebounds. The Lady Dragons' second win in district play seals second place in the District 29 regular season standings for South Oldham.

After an off-shooting night in a loss to Trimble County, South Oldham’s hot start against Ballard was able to propel the Lady Dragons to a 67-64 win despite a strong fourth quarter rally by the Lady Bruins on Wednesday night. Sydney Herold scored a team-high 20 points while Peyton Herold and Maggie Smith added 18 and 16 points, respectively.